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¨¨¨,«^^&¶# #¶&^^«,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ « « « « « « « « « « « ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^^ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ^^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^^& AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE &^^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^^&¶ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¶&^^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«^^&¶# SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE #¶&^^«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«^^&¶## DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ##¶&^^«,¨¨
¨,«^^&¶### WATER. ###¶&^^«,¨
¨¨,«^^&¶## ##¶&^^«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«^^&¶# ««««^^^^^^^^«««« #¶&^^«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^^&¶ ««^^ ^^«« ¶&^^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^^& «««««^^ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ^^««««« &^^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^^ ««^^ ^^«« ^^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ ««««^^^^^^^^«««« ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^^ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ^^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^^& THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE &^^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^^&¶ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ¶&^^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«^^&¶# HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. #¶&^^«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«^^&¶## ##¶&^^«,¨¨
¨,«^^&¶### THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ###¶&^^«,¨
¨¨,«^^&¶## PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ##¶&^^«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«^^&¶# ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY #¶&^^«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^^&¶ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¶&^^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^^& SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT &^^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^^ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ^^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^^ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ^^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^^& FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS &^^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^^&¶ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¶&^^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«^^&¶# DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. #¶&^^«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«^^&¶## ##¶&^^«,¨¨
¨,«^^&¶### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ###¶&^^«,¨
¨¨,«^^&¶## « « « « « « « « « « « ##¶&^^«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«^^&¶# , , , , , , , , #¶&^^«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^^&¶ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¶&^^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^^& ¨ ¨ ¨ &^^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^^ ^^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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